As the television industry celebrates this year's Emmy Award nominees, PRG is proud to recognize the 17 primetime-nominated productions it helped bring to life across live broadcasts, reality competition, variety programming, and entertainment specials. Through its expertise in lighting, camera systems, automation, rigging, and media tech, PRG partnered with the creative teams behind many of television's most celebrated productions, contributing to programs recognized for excellence across the industry's biggest night.
Leading this year's recognition is The Apple Music Halftime Show, which earned nine Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live) and Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special. PRG provided the lighting systems and production support behind one of the year's most viral performances, helping transform an expansive creative vision into a visually spectacular performance seen by millions worldwide.
Awards broadcasts also received strong recognition this year. The Academy Awards received nine nominations, while The 68th Annual Grammy Awards earned three Emmy nominations and The Tony Awards received four. PRG provided lighting support across each production, helping create the dynamic broadcast environments behind television's biggest nights celebrating film, music, and theater.
Reality programming continued to showcase the growing importance of technical innovation in storytelling. RuPaul's Drag Race earned eight Emmy nominations, while The Traitors received six, including recognition for Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program. PRG supported RuPaul's Drag Race with lighting and camera services and provided camera support for The Traitors, supporting the creative teams behind the cinematic look and visual language that have become hallmarks of today's premium competition series.
PRG also provided lighting and camera services for RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!, which earned two nominations, including recognition in the reality category, while Survivor received four nominations with PRG camera support. Love Is Blind and Shark Tank also earned Emmy nominations, with PRG providing camera services for both productions.
In total, PRG-supported productions earned 72 Emmy nominations across the 17 television productions, underscoring the company's continued role in delivering the industry's top live and broadcast entertainment.
List of this year’s Emmy-nominated productions supported by PRG:
- The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny — 9 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special, and Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special. (PRG provided lighting.)
Production Designers: Bruce Rodgers, Julio Himede • Director: Hamish Hamilton • Executive Producers: Shawn Carter, Desiree Perez, Jesse Collins, Noah Assad • Music Director: Miguel Gandelman • Supervising Producer: Jody Kolozsvari • Producer: Darren Pfeffer
- The Oscars — 9 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live); Production Design for a Variety Special; Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special; Music Direction; Sound Mixing; and additional craft categories. (PRG provided lighting.)
Executive Producers: Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan • Production Designers: Misty Buckley, Alana Billingsley • Lighting Designer: Robert Dickinson • Music Director: Michael Bearden • Producer/Director: Hamish Hamilton • Co-Executive Producer: Rob Paine
- RuPaul’s Drag Race — 8 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Reality Competition Program; Host for a Reality or Competition Program; Directing for a Reality Program; Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series; Picture Editing; Casting; Choreography; and Sound Mixing. (PRG provided lighting and camera services.)
Executive Producers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Mandy Salangsang, Steven Corfe, Michele Mills, Daniel Blau Rogge • Director: Nick Murray
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! — 6 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Variety Series; Directing for a Variety Series; Writing for a Variety Series; Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Series; Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series; and Picture Editing for Variety Programming. (PRG provided lighting.)
Executive Producer/Host: Jimmy Kimmel • Executive Producers: Erin Irwin, Jennifer Sharron, David Craig, Molly McNearney • Lighting Designer: Craig Housenick • Lighting Director: Darien Koop • Technical Director: Ervin D. Hurd
- Wicked: One Wonderful Night — 6 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded); Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special; Music Direction; Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Special; Choreography; and Hairstyling. (PRG provided lighting.)
Executive Producers: Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor • Co-Executive Producer/Director: Paul Dugdale • Lighting Designer: Bryan Klunder • Lighting Directors: Noah Mitz, Andrew O’Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ryan Healey • Music Director: Stephen Oremus • Technical Director: Brandon Smith • Director of Photography: Brett Turnbull
- The Traitors — 6 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Reality Competition Program; Host for a Reality or Competition Program; Directing for a Reality Program; Cinematography for a Reality Program; and Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program. (PRG provided camera services.)
Executive Producers: Stephen Lambert, Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Tim Harcourt, Jack Burgess, Darrell Olsen, Alan Cumming • Production Designer: Stuart Frossell
- Dancing with the Stars — 5 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Reality Competition Program; Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Series; Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series; Choreography; and Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series. (PRG provided lighting and camera services.)
Executive Producers: Conrad Green, Ryan O’Dowd • Co-Executive Producers: Alex Cross, Justin Mabardi, David Ruskey, Deena Katz
- Survivor — 4 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Reality Competition Program; Host for a Reality or Competition Program; Cinematography for a Reality Program; and Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program. (PRG provided camera services.)
Executive Producers: Jeff Probst, Matt Van Wagenen, Jesse Jensen, Kahaia Pearson
- 78th Annual Tony Awards — 4 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live); Production Design for a Variety Special; Directing for a Variety Special; and Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special. (PRG provided lighting.)
Executive Producers: Ricky Kirshner, Glenn Weiss • Director: Glenn Weiss • Production Designer: Steve Bass • Lighting Designer: Robert Dickinson • Lighting Directors: Ed McCarthy, Tyler Ericson, Madigan Stehly • Producer/Host: Cynthia Erivo
- 68th Annual Grammy Awards — 3 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live); Production Design for a Variety Special; and Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special. (PRG provided lighting.)
Executive Producers: Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor, Jesse Collins • Executive Producer/Host: Trevor Noah • Production Designer: Julio Himede • Lighting Designer: Noah Mitz • Lighting Directors: Madigan Stehly, William Gossett, Hannah Kerman • Producer: Hamish Hamilton
- The Voice — 3 Emmy nominations, including Directing for a Reality Program; Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series; and Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program. (PRG provided camera services.)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked! — 2 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program and Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program. (PRG provided lighting and camera services.)
Executive Producers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Andrea Van Metter, Steven Corfe, Mandy Salangsang, Daniel Blau Rogge • Lead Editor: Miguel Siqueiros • Editor: Jimmy Bazan
- 2025 MTV Video Music Awards — 1 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming for the Tate McRae performance. (PRG provided automation and rigging.)
Choreographer: Robbie Blue
- Celebrity Family Feud — 2 Emmy nominations for Outstanding Game Show and Host for a Game Show. (PRG provided lighting and Mbox media-server technology.)
Executive Producers: Myeshia Mizuno, Steve Harvey, Jim Roush, Sara Dansby, Brian Hawley • Host: Steve Harvey • Co-Executive Producer: Stephanie Yoshimura
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? — 2 Emmy nominations for Outstanding Game Show and Host for a Game Show. (PRG provided lighting.)
Executive Producers: Michael Davies, Jimmy Kimmel • Host: Jimmy Kimmel • Co-Executive Producer: Bari Jean Dorman • Supervising Producer: Colleen Bulger
- Love Is Blind — 1 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. (PRG provided camera services.)
Executive Producers: Chris Coelen, Ally Simpson, Eric Detwiler, Morgan Harris, Brian Smith • Co-Executive Producers: Stefanie Cohen Williams, Nieshia Crawford, Ewa Mularczyk, Michelle Thomas
- Shark Tank — 1 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. (PRG provided camera services.)
Executive Producers: Clay Newbill, Yun Lingner, Max Swedlow, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Brandon Wallace, Barry Poznick
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